Russian designer uses disabled models to breakdown stereotypes

Russian designer Sabina Gorelik took her couture collection to the runway at Moscow’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week with a sight twist on Sunday.

Gorelik’s “Fashion Without Borders” show uses physically disabled models wearing clothing specifically designed for them. It is part of an an effort to expand the industry’s inclusion to those to who not fit the narrow stereotype of physical beauty presented on most runways.

One of the models, Chelsey Hay told the Daily Mail, “we strive for disabled models to be embraced and not excluded in fashion, this show in Russia has done exactly that….we don’t want this to be a one off, lets see permanent disabled models, in every aspect of fashion.”

Check out the show:

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Designer Sabina Gorelik with models on the runway at the Fashion Without Borders - Sabina Gorelik show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

Designer Sabina Gorelik with models on the runway at the Fashion Without Borders - Sabina Gorelik show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

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A model poses on the runway at the Fashion Without Borders - Daria Razumihina show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

A model poses on the runway at the Fashion Without Borders - Daria Razumihina show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

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A model poses on the runway at the Fashion Without Borders - Miguel Angelo Fernandes Carvalho show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

A model poses on the runway at the Fashion Without Borders - Miguel Angelo Fernandes Carvalho show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

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A model walks the runway at the Oksana Livencova Fashion Without Borders show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

A model walks the runway at the Oksana Livencova Fashion Without Borders show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

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A model poses on the runway at the Fashion Without Borders - Daria Razumihina show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

A model poses on the runway at the Fashion Without Borders - Daria Razumihina show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

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A model poses on the runway at the Fashion Without Borders - Daria Razumihina show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

A model poses on the runway at the Fashion Without Borders - Daria Razumihina show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

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A model walks the runway at the Oksana Livencova Fashion Without Borders show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

A model walks the runway at the Oksana Livencova Fashion Without Borders show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

Photo: Epsilon / Getty Images

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A model walks the runway at the Oksana Livencova Fashion Without Borders show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

A model walks the runway at the Oksana Livencova Fashion Without Borders show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

Photo: Epsilon / Getty Images

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A model walks the runway at the Oksana Livencova Fashion Without Borders show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

A model walks the runway at the Oksana Livencova Fashion Without Borders show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

Photo: Epsilon / Getty Images

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A model poses on the runway at the Fashion Without Borders - Miguel Angelo Fernandes Carvalho show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

A model poses on the runway at the Fashion Without Borders - Miguel Angelo Fernandes Carvalho show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

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A model poses on the runway at the Fashion Without Borders - Miguel Angelo Fernandes Carvalho show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

A model poses on the runway at the Fashion Without Borders - Miguel Angelo Fernandes Carvalho show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

Photo: Epsilon / Getty Images

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A model walks the runway at the Oksana Livencova Fashion Without Borders show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

A model walks the runway at the Oksana Livencova Fashion Without Borders show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

Photo: Epsilon / Getty Images

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A model walks the runway at the Fashion Without Borders - Dmitriy Neu show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

A model walks the runway at the Fashion Without Borders - Dmitriy Neu show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

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A model walks the runway at the Oksana Livencova Fashion Without Borders show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

A model walks the runway at the Oksana Livencova Fashion Without Borders show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

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A model poses on the runway at the Fashion Without Borders - Miguel Angelo Fernandes Carvalho show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

A model poses on the runway at the Fashion Without Borders - Miguel Angelo Fernandes Carvalho show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

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A model walks the runway at the Fashion Without Borders - Sabina Gorelik show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow, Russia.

A model walks the runway at the Fashion Without Borders - Sabina Gorelik show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow, Russia.

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Designer Oksana Livencova with models on the runway at the Oksana Livencova Fashion Without Borders show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

Designer Oksana Livencova with models on the runway at the Oksana Livencova Fashion Without Borders show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

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A model walks the runway at the Fashion Without Borders - Sabina Gorelik show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

A model walks the runway at the Fashion Without Borders - Sabina Gorelik show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

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A model walks the runway at the Fashion Without Borders - Dmitriy Neu show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

A model walks the runway at the Fashion Without Borders - Dmitriy Neu show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

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A model walks the runway at the Oksana Livencova Fashion Without Borders show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

A model walks the runway at the Oksana Livencova Fashion Without Borders show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

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A model walks the runway at the Fashion Without Borders - Sabina Gorelik show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

A model walks the runway at the Fashion Without Borders - Sabina Gorelik show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

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A model walks the runway at the Fashion Without Borders - Sabina Gorelik show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

A model walks the runway at the Fashion Without Borders - Sabina Gorelik show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

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A model walks the runway at the Fashion Without Borders - Sabina Gorelik show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

A model walks the runway at the Fashion Without Borders - Sabina Gorelik show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

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A model poses on the runway at the Fashion Without Borders - Daria Razumihina show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

A model poses on the runway at the Fashion Without Borders - Daria Razumihina show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

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A model poses on the runway at the Fashion Without Borders - Daria Razumihina show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

A model poses on the runway at the Fashion Without Borders - Daria Razumihina show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

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A model walks the runway at the Oksana Livencova Fashion Without Borders show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

A model walks the runway at the Oksana Livencova Fashion Without Borders show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

Photo: Epsilon / Getty Images

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A model poses on the runway at the Fashion Without Borders - Daria Razumihina show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

A model poses on the runway at the Fashion Without Borders - Daria Razumihina show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

Photo: Epsilon / Getty Images

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A model walks the runway at the Oksana Livencova Fashion Without Borders show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

A model walks the runway at the Oksana Livencova Fashion Without Borders show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

Photo: Epsilon / Getty Images

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A model walks the runway at the Fashion Without Borders - Sabina Gorelik show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.

A model walks the runway at the Fashion Without Borders - Sabina Gorelik show on day 5 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia F/W 2014-2015 on March 31, 2014 in Moscow.